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Description

Families do not change in one direction. Pregnancy reshapes the lives of expectant parents, birth alters the balance of relationships, and children, from their earliest days, influence the people who care for them. Families in Motion explores these changing relationships through developmental psychology, maternal wellbeing and family life. From pregnancy and childbirth to fatherhood, couple relationships, attachment and early learning, the book examines how emotional experiences, practical responsibilities and social circumstances interact over time. Drawing on international research, it considers the connections between parental wellbeing and child development without reducing complex relationships to simple causes and effects. It also explores a central question: how do children themselves change the adults and families around them? Written for readers interested in psychology, parenthood and human development, Families in Motion offers a thoughtful, research-informed account of families as living relationships that continue to develop, adapt and change.